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fiances of >very bad management in this 

 refped: are abundant, though not To exe- 

 crable as this. In general, moft far- 

 mers will be found very faulty, and par- 

 taking more or lefs of this fpirit of avarice. 



When a man is in fearch of a farm, he 

 mould be defirous alone of employing his 

 money to the beft advantage: What is it 

 to him, whether on aco acres or 2000; 

 that quantity of land which to his fum of 

 money is moft profitable, is the quantity to 

 be defired ? 



One point cannot be attended to too 

 much, which is, that the farmer be clear in 

 the fum hepofifeffes, and not, on any account, 

 in doubt, or depending for any on accidents. 

 It is common for farmers to be deiirous, 

 when they change their farms, of moving 

 into one in the neighbourhood ; that they 

 may not be at the lofs of felling their old 

 flock, and buying frelh ; but this is a moft 

 pernicious circumftance, and leads numbers 

 to their ruin. 



When a fanner acts on this plan, (I am 

 here fuppofmg him not to be a rich man, 

 but in moderate circumftances, and depend- 

 ant every year, fomewhat on the laft), he, 

 in common with others, aims at as large a 



farm 



